Cuspidor



N. SCHLESINGER.

CUSPIDOR.

APPLICATION HLED JUNE 28, 1920.

1,415,955. Patented May16,1922.

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, NATHAN scnLEsrNeEn, or EaooKLYN, New YORK.` y,

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, NA'rnAN SonLEsINeEn, citizen of the United States,` and resident of the borough `of Brooklyn, city of New York, in the county of Kings and IState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Cuspidor, of which the following is a specification.

` vcusp1dor when open; Fig. 2 is a view similar to ig. 1 with an element removed; Fig. 3

shows a section of Fig. 1 on the line 3, 3; Fig. 4 is a section of Fig. 1 on the line 4,

4; Fig. 5 represents a fragmentary section similar to Fig. 3 with a modification and `1Fig..6 is a right hand view of Fig.5.

The cuspidor comprises a casing or receptacle which consists of the front Wall 20 with the `opening21, the rear wall 22,`the side walls 23, 24 and the bottom 25. A cover 28 is hinged t'o the rear wall 22. A partition 3() withthe flanged ends 31` and 32 is secured to the front Wall 20 and rear wall 22 and divides the easing into the chambers 33 and 34. An opening 35 that registers With the opening 21 is formed` in the lflanged end 32.

A removable lid 38 is supported upon the walls of the casing and has formed therewith the side flanges 39 and the front flange 40. Openings 41, 42, and a groove se1nicircular in cross section with the members 43, 44 and 45 are formed in the lid 38.

A gasket 47` is secured in said groove.`

Indentations 50 are formed in the flanges 39 which lock with indentations 51 formed in the side walls 23 and 24 to lock the lid 38 `to said walls. A well 53 with the lifting ears 54 is placed in the casing of the cuspidor `and is covered by the lid 38.

In the chamber 34 is `indicated. a lifting lever 5.5 having a plurality of notches 56. The said lever is pivoted on a pivot 57 extending from a bracket 58 fastened to the Appncnonfnea Jane 2s,

` ccsrinoa Specicationaf Letters Patent. Patented llity 16,1922.

1920. Serial N0. 392,206. i

tends outside of the casing of the cuspidor.

A bracket 59 is fastened to the cover 28 and a link 60 has one end pivoted tothe bracket 59 ,by means of the pivot 61 and its other end is pivoted to the lever 55 by means of a pivot 62. The lever 55 extends through the openings 21 and 35 and has fastened thereto outside. of the casing of the cuspidor the foot pedal 63. A spring 66 has one end 67 fastened to the flanged end 32 and its other end 68 is bifurcated and can lock with any of the notches 56. A locking side plate 70 slides through an opening 71 in the partition 80. A pin 72 on the slide plate 7 0 extends through an elongated opening 7 3 in the front wall 20. The purpose of the slide plate 7 0 is to move it over the top edge of the lever 55 to `lock it in place when the cover 28 is to be maintained open. A counter weight 74 is fastened to the rear wall 22.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5 a lever 75 is substituted for the lever 55 and differs from the latter in having formed at one of itsends the elongated opening 76. A journal bracket 77 is fastened to the front wall 20. A hand pedal with the arms 78, 79 is pivoted to the bracket 77. A pin 80 on the arm 79 engages the elongated opening 7 G.

By means of the foot pedal G3 and its appurtenances the operator uses his foot to swing the cover 28 to its open position and by bearing down on the arm 78 by hand the said cover is also swung to its open position. By locating the bifurcated end 68 of the spring `('36 in the different notchesr56, the cover 28 can be tilted and maintained in different angular positions. i The counterweight 74 prevents the cuspidor tipping forwardly when the foot pedal or hand pedal are used to swing the cover 28 to its opened position.

Having described my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim is:

1. In a cuspidor the combination of a casing, a cover hinged to the casing, a well in the casing, a lifting lever having notches in one of its edges pivoted 1n the casing with one end thereof extending outside of the said casing, a spring with one end thereof secured to a wall of the casing and its other end adapted to lock with any of the notches ofthe lifting lever and a link connecting the other end of the lifting lever and said cover.

2. In a cuspidor the combination of a cas inga, removable lid with a central opening for the casing, e cover hinged to the casing, 'a Well in the casing, a, lifting lever having notches in one of its edges pivoted in the casing, 2L spring with one end thereof secured to a Wall of the casing and its other end adapted to lock with any of the notches of the lifting lever, a, vlink connecting one end of the lifting lever and said cover and a pedal outside ofthe casing connected to the lifting lever.

3. In a cuspidor the combination of a casing, a partition in said casing dividing it linto two chambers, eremova-blelid With a vcentral opening and a second opening detzichably, clamped to said casing, a cover hinged 'to the casing, e Well in one of said chambers, :i lifting lever having :i plurality of notches in one of its edges pivoted in the second chamber, e spring with one end sccured to a Wall of the second chamber and its other` end adapted to lock with any of the notches of the lifting lever, a link eX- tending through the second opening of the lid, connecting one end of the lifting lever and seid cover and e pedal outside of the casing connected to the lifting lever.

Signed et the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county of New York and Stute of New York this 17th dey of June A. D. 1920.

' NATHAN SCHLESINGER.. 

